Local Harvest Celebration
October 6, 2019| 9:00am – 3:00pm
Barn & Pantry (125 West A St., Dixon)
Join us for a day loaded with farm food fun! Local growers and producers will showcase all that their farms have to offer with samples, goods for sale, information and more. Additionally- we want to see YOUR fall harvest skills through a couple fun contests!
Enter your best pie or canned jam/preserved foods for a chance to win one of several prizes from our vendors! Signups opening soon. Current lineup includes:
- Eatwell Farm
- Mud Dauber Farm
- Tolenas Winery
- Integrity Alpacas & Fiber
- Lockewood Acres Farm
- Sonoma Harvest
- Zamora Flora
- Il Fiorello Olive Oil Company
- Dixon Wellness
- Algood Ink will be offering Henna tattoos with Khufu Egypt natural henna!
- Sky Ranch Group Wines and Olive Oil
- Lemuria Nursery
Pumpkin Patch & Train Rides
October 12, 2019| 9:00am – 4:30pm
***Saturdays & Sundays, Oct. 12 - 27, 2019***
Western Railway Museum (5848 State Highway 12, Suisun City)
At the Pumpkin Patch, you can purchase your pumpkins, as well as snacks, drinks and other homemade specialties.
There are plenty of activities at the pumpkin patch such as tractor rides, field maze, pumpkin chucking, petting zoo, pony rides and the giant hay bale fortress!
All proceeds benefit the Western Railway Museum (a nonprofit educational institution) and the local Rotary Clubs who provide thousands of dollars to local community and youth activities each year.
The museum opens at 9:30 AM and the first train to the Pumpkin Patch departs at 10:00 AM.
Trains run at 30-minute intervals, with the last train from the Pumpkin Patch at 4:30 PM.
Great American Canyon Quest Scavenger Hunt
October 12, 2019| 9:00am – 3:00pm
American Canyon
Part Road Race. Part Scavenger Hunt. ALL kinds of AWESOME! Explore local businesses & points of interest. Complete missions all over town. Compete against other teams for the TOP winning spot!
How to play:
- Step 1: Register
- Step 2: Pick up your team's race gear and instructions at the Welcome Center on Thursday, October 10 from 9:00am - 6:00pm or Friday, October 11 from 9:00am - 4:00pm.
- Step 3: Your team packet will have instructions on how to download the game app and other fun goodies inside.
- Step 4: Decorate your car and your team (You might win a prize for best team spirit!)
- Step 5: The game turns on Saturday, October 12, at 9:00am. The game turns off at 1:00pm.
- Step 6: Join us at 2:00pm for the Awards Celebration and small bites to eat.
- During play: You will be submitting a photo or video, while other times you’ll be checking-in at a specific location or solving a puzzle or riddle.
While you receive the points right away, all submissions are subject to review by the Gamekeeper. Sometimes you’ll even get bonus points if your submission is extra impressive!
1st Annual First Responder Day
October 13, 2019| 10:00am – 3:00pm
Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Dixon, 6585 Milk Farm Rd, Dixon
Come one, Come all! The Solano County Sheriff's Office has partnered up Cool Patch Pumpkins and the 100 Club of Solano & Yolo Counties to host a 1st Annual- First Responder Day on October 13th, 2019 from 10am- 3pm at the the Cool Pumpkin Patch in Dixon.
This is a great opportunity to come out with the family, checkout and meet your local First Responders and let the kids explore Police Cars, SWAT BEAR, Fire Trucks, Boats, Jet Skis, Bounce Houses & MORE!
Cool Patch Pumpkins will be offering discounted tickets to local First Responders and their families with valid identification for the corn maze, corn bath, hayrides and more!
Don't miss out on the 60+ ACRES of CORN MAZE FUN on our 1st Annual First Responder Appreciation Day from 10am-3pm.
**Later in the evening, Cool Patch Pumpkins, Solano Family First Responders and the The 100 Club of Solano & Yolo Counties will also be hosting a 'Field of Dreams Country BBQ,' featuring local Country Music Artist Buck Ford Music and Back 40 BBQ, dinner, dancing and a private auction.
Solano County Home & Garden Fall Festival
October 19-20, 2019| 10:00am – 6:00pm & 10:00am – 5:00pm
Nut Tree Family Park (1661 E. Monte Vista Avenue, Vacaville)
Save the date for the Solano County Home & Garden Fall Festival, October 19th & 20th.
We have vendors ready to help you update your home, complete your projects or get it ready for the winter. If you are looking for that unique gift, stop by and see our crafters.
Come on out and help judge the Scare Crow Contest. Businesses and groups will be competing to build the best scare crow.
Don't forget to bring the kids. We'll have a bounce house, corn bath and more!
Bring your pooch in his/her Halloween costume and let them participate in our pet parade led by local mascots. Fun for the entire family.
Don't miss the Solano County Home & Garden Fall Festival, October 19th & 20th at the Nut Tree Family Park!
Haunted Railroad Depot
Oct. 18-19, 25-26, 31, 2019| 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot (90 First Street, Benicia)
The normally mild-mannered Southern Pacific Railroad Depot will mysteriously transform into a frightful depository of ghosts, goblins and spirits daring the public to pay a visit.
Admission is $3 and $2 for children age 5 and under.
The hours of the Haunted Depot are Fridays, October 18 & 25 from 6-9pm; Saturdays, October 19 & 26 from 6-9pm; and Halloween from 6-9pm.
Halloween Breakfast & Parade & Mr. Jelly Belly
October 26, 2019| 9:30am – 10:30am
Jelly Belly Visitor Center (One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield)
Delicious breakfast, interactive activities and entertainment. Costumes encouraged. Includes participation in the Munchkin Masquerade parade.
Pre-registration required. Limited seating. 9:30am - 10:30am.
Join Mr. Jelly Belly for a delicious breakfast on Saturday, October 26th from 9:30am to 10:30am in the Jelly Belly Cafe. Come in costume and participate in the costume contest, meet Kelly the Clown, and have fun decorating your very own Halloween cookie.
Reservations are required. Reservations not available at the door the day of the event. Seating in the Jelly Belly Cafe. No reserved seating.
Munchkin Masquerade Costume Parade through the Jelly Belly candy factory tour lane to follow at 10:30am.
Tickets will be available approximately 5-6 weeks prior to the event
*Please note, the Café will be closed to the public beginning at 9:00am and will re-open for our guests at 11:00am*
Annual Great Pumpkin Cooking Class
October 26, 2019| 10:00am -1:00pm
Il Fiorello Olive Oil Company (2625 Mankas Corner Rd, Fairfield)
Nothing says Autumn quite like a pumpkin.
Come celebrate this quintessential Fall food ingredient and create some smashing food!
Our menu will include:
Warm pumpkin & ginger scones with mandarin, co-milled oil and honey, shaved butternut and red beet salad with dates & pistachios, warm butternut squash noodles with taggiasca olive oil, fresh figs, toasted hazelnuts, stuffed baked pumpkin with savory bread pudding and herbs, served in its own shell, ginger tuiles, drizzled with dark chocolate ‘n pumpkin gelato, mandarin oil
Menu subject to change. This class is limited to 20 people and is a combination of hands-on and demonstration.
Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade & Costume Contest
October 26, 2019| 11:00am – 1:00pm
Andrews Park (614 E Monte Vista Avenue, Vacaville)
A Halloween event for your favorite pooches!!
Dress your pup up in their best costume for a day of treats, tricks, and a howling good time!
There will be dog demonstrations, vendors, food and drinks and more! The entire event is open to the public and admission is FREE!
Only $5 to enter your pup in the Pooch Parade and Costume Contest. The three winners will be announced at the CreekWalk Cement Stage following the parade.
Dogs must be friendly, licensed, vaccinated, and leashed.
Halloween Costume Contest & Sidewalk Stroll
October 26, 2019| 10:00am – 1:00pm
City Park (250 E. L St, Benicia)
Benicia's Halloween tradition continues with the annual Halloween Costume Contest and Sidewalk Stroll at the City Park, located at First and Military Streets.
Kids of all ages enjoy the popular Halloween event. Local merchants on First Street get into the spirit offering candy and treats as kids and families stroll First Street trick-or-treating.
At noon on the First Street Green, located at First and East B Streets, the public can enjoy the ever-popular Canine & Critter Costume Contest with prizes.
Fall, Family Spooky Halloween Hike
October 27, 2019| 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Wetlands Viewing Area & Napa River Bay Trail, Wetlands Edge Road and Eucalyptus Drive (American Canyon)
Calling all ghosts & goblins! Join us for a fun, Halloween-themed family hike. We will venture out on an easy 1.5-mile hike on the gravel trail around the retention pond at the Wetlands Edge trailhead of the Napa Bay River Trail.
Our friends at Napa County Resource Conservation District will be on hand teach us about the nocturnal animals that frequent our trail. Costumes are encouraged, light fall snacks will be provided. And don't forget your trick or treat bags!
Come for a hike and help us reach 10,000 hours outside in our Screen Time to 'Green Time' campaign!
